Women and men from all over Scotland gathered on Bruntsfield Links on October 10th to recreate the Gude Cause Procession down Princes St, 100 years after the original event. The march was the culmination of many months' planning and celebration, which included workshops keeping the history and art of banner making alive and flourishing. The day saw a celebration of Suffragette colours - green, purple and white - a zeitgeist which Leith & North's roving editor embraced without forethought.

Left <<<: Banner of the Africa Centre on Melville Drive.
Right >>>: Edinburgh City Museums on Melville Drive.

Many chose to travel back in time to the Edwardian era, by dressing in period costume, although there was also a band dressed in the garb of the World War II Women's Land Army.
The march was led off by Leith's own piper for all occasions, Louise Millington, and the lead banner was carried by leading Scots politicians including, North & Leith's MP and MSP, Mark Lazarowicz and Malcolm Chisholm, as well as MSPs Sarah Boyack, Robin Harper and Fiona Hyslop.

^^^: Marchers enter Middle Meadow Walk.

Left <<<: Leith's own Pulse of the Place drummers.
Right >>>: A message to non voters.

Struggles for fair representation at the ballot box are not yet behind us in the United Kingdom.
The Scottish Youth Parliament (below,) joined the march, and were handing out leaflets to support the campaign to lower the voting age to 16 - a cause which Leith & North supports.
Continuity with the past was also marked by young women carrying placards with the names of relatives who joined the original procession, way back in 1909 (see foot of this page).